Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Volume 108, Issue 9 , Pages 713-718 , September 2009

Diagnostic Value of Finger-guided Prostate Nodule Biopsy Combined With Systemic Random Biopsy

  • I-Ni Chiang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei Branch, Taiwan
    • College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei Branch, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Shang-Jen Chang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Taipei Branch, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Yeong-Shiau Pu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei Branch, Taiwan
    • College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei Branch, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Kuo-How Huang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei Branch, Taiwan
    • College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei Branch, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Hong-Jen Yu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei Branch, Taiwan
    • College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei Branch, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chao-Yuan Huang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei Branch, Taiwan
    • College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei Branch, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Chao-Yuan Huang, Department of Urology, National Taiwan University Hospital, 7 Chung-Shan South Road, Taipei 100, Taiwan

Received 4 December 2008 ,Revised 2 March 2009 ,Accepted 29 May 2009.

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PII: S0929-6646(09)60394-6

doi: 10.1016/S0929-6646(09)60394-6

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Volume 108, Issue 9 , Pages 713-718 , September 2009

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